Worldly Protector (Buddhist) - Dorje Legpa
(item no. 537)

Tibet

1700 - 1799

Gelug Lineage

74.93x55.88cm (29.50x22in)

Ground Mineral Pigment, Fine Gold Line on Cotton

Collection of Rubin Museum of Art

(acc.# F1996.27.7)

 


Dorje Legpa Ra-shon. Dark blue and wrathful in appearance, with one face and two hands he holds aloft a gold vajra in the right hand. The left placed at the side holds a white bead mala. Atop the head is a broad rimmed gold monastic riding hat. Wearing long flowing robes and seated atop a light brown goat with twisted horns, he is surrounded by numerous dark blue attendant figures.

At the top center is a figure similar in appearance to Padmasambhava. Four Gelugpa lamas wearing monastic robes and hats sit to the right and left.

Jeff Watt 10-2000

Reverse of Painting
Special Features: (Printed script (Uchen))


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Publication: Worlds of Transformation

Thematic Set
Buddhist Protectors: Worldly
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Painting Gallery III
Buddhist Protectors: Worldly (Gelug)
Buddhist Worldly Protector: Dorje Legpa
1700 - 1799 (18th Century) Part I



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